Word: approaches
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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During 14 hours of private talks, both sides avoided dwelling on the issues that sharply divide them, chiefly the status of Taiwan and Jimmy Carter's views on human rights. Instead, they concentrated on the strategic importance of their own relationship. Said Brzezinski: "I emphasized that our approach to China reflects a long-term view of how we wish to see the world unfold. A strong China is in our best national interests...
...months, then crossing inside Earth's orbit for the last four months of a circuitous, 480 million-km (300 million mile) journey to Venus. This flight path will lessen the accelerating effect on Pioneer of the sun's gravity. As a result, the ship will make its approach to the planet at a lower speed than if it had taken a more direct route across space. Thus a smaller retrorocket will be needed to slow Pioneer down to the speed necessary for it to slip into its orbit around Venus...
...much sounder approach would be to provide federal encouragement and money for training programs run by private business. One good model is the string of Opportunities Industrialization Centers started by the Rev. Leon Sullivan in Philadelphia and now operating in 137 communities. OIC first gives the hard-core unemployed brush-up courses in English, math, dress and deportment, then trains them for specific jobs (welding, typing, data processing), many of which, local businessmen report, are actually there waiting to be filled. In 14 years, says Sullivan, OIC has graduated 400,000 trainees and placed 300,000 of them in jobs...
...Simon) David Freeman is the most controversial energy expert in the Federal Government, and one of the mightiest. Last week President Carter, who admires Freeman's populist approach, appointed him to the most respected operating position Washington has to offer in energy: chairmanship of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest and only federally owned utility (1977 sales: $1.96 billion...
...more than 32 jets. A further quarter will be provided by internal cash flow generated by its policy of using speedy six-year plane depreciation (vs. about 15 years for most U.S. airlines). The rest, or about $450 million, will be financed externally. Says Pillay: "We shall approach the Export-Import Bank for about $360 million and get the rest from commercial U.S., European and Asian banks." If any part of the deal goes wrong, Pillay figures that he could get a loan from a "Middle Eastern country...